Paul Joseph Dresher (born January 8, 1951 in Los Angeles) is an American composer. Dresher received his B.A. in music from the University of California, Berkeley and his M.A. in composition from the University of California, San Diego, where he studied with Robert Erickson, Roger Reynolds, Pauline Oliveros, and Bernard Rands. He also studied Ghanaian drumming with C. K. and Kobla Ladzekpo, Hindustani classical music with Nikhil Banerjee, … Wikipedia
Paul Dresher exemplifies the spirit of West Coast music both in the richness of his sound world as well as the inventiveness of his mind. www.dresherensemble.org/about/aboutPDBio.html
Dresher's music has diverse roots, including contemporary classical music, rock 'n' roll, minimalism, and his years of study of the classical musics of India, Africa, and Indonesia. www.starkland.com/mm10/index.htm
Paul Dresher also wrote his postminimalist work, Steel , for a unique instrument, the Quadrachord, which he co-invented and constructed. www.starkland.com/st2010/index.htm
This Paul Dresher Casa Vecchia CD, released by Starkland, contains 4 pieces from one of todays finest post-minimalist composers. www.starkland.com/st204/index.htm
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